Crime Rates at Wherry Road, Norwich, NR1 1TB

Wherry Road area has the highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Lakenham , and the highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wherry Road (NR1 1TB) in the last 12 months was 2843.6 per 1,000 residents and was 2561.8% higher than the Lakenham average (106.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 527 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 284.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wherry Road (NR1 1TB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 210 crimes here, including 56 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.